>> my interest in seeing the ukrainian people being able to see their own destiny. >> president obama accusing moscow of abusing international law. >> good afternoon. the world is watching developing news in ukraine with escalating tensions between ukraine russians and ethnic russians there. pro russian protestors forced their way into a building. >> abc news reporter

travers has latest. . >> i think the strong condemnation from countries around the world indicates the greater wish of russia is on the wrong side of history on this. >> russian forces are now settling in. armored vehicles line streets. russian navy ships brought in support. >> this is potential to been a war in the heart of europe. >> so far, russian president putin has not blinked. it seems unlikely any of the threats from the international community will deter him. today he was seen in western russia observing military exercises the new ukrainian government indicated it has no military options on the table. >> we would like to keep good neighboring relations with others in russia.

>> the obama administration is working all possible angles. secretary of state john kerry leaves tonight for kiev. vice president biden called the russian prime minister today, urging russia to start with the white house called a meaningful dia loss with the ukrainian government. uncertain tim pacted the global final markets. the russian occurrency plummeted to an all-time low the state department says sanctions against russia are likely and be ieshgs sishg sishg juggler victor key left today started the help ukraine project, hoping

to support the fight for democrat and i freedom in yu crane. >> i think this has to be taken very seriously right now, before it's too late. not waiting a long >> he plans to juggle at various stops during the next two weeks and is also raising money for ukrainian observe fans. >> as just mentioned the crisis is prompting a big selloff. the dow finished down 153 points. the nasdaq dropped 30, and scht s and p fell 13. >> a former truck driver is in jail tonight after a low-speed chase across the bay snarling traffic for hours during the

morning commute. >> we're live to explain what happened. it's not every day chp officers find themselves chasing a 26,000 pound truck with speeds at 20 miles per hour but that is what happened today. it ended over there on highway one owe 01 with a dramatic arrest. sky seven hd followed the truck that began with a 911 call. >> the owner of the rig behind me reported this vehicle stolen and saw the former employee was in possession of the vehicle. >> that former employee was hector fuentes. working for castle trucking four years ago. he applied to get a job back in november but was turned down. around 5:00 a.m a driver came to find the truck missing from the parking lot and called police, who spotted it. >> it was parked at the time. we approached the party tried to

flee. >> in the vehicle? >> in the vehicle. not the best get away trek. >> by 8:30 police say fuentes was going the speed limit but refusing to stop. he slowed down, so did the morning commute. >> officers did traffic control on the bridge, stopping traffic. there was a report the party was armed. we're concerned for the safety of the public. >> rolling into san francisco on shreded tires, the truck dipped below 20 miles per hour and stopped on southbound 101. >> he tried to flee on foot. officers apprehended him quickly. >> after a chase, chp got the cuffs on fuentes. they lad to drag it to a parking lot for a new set of wheels. now, it's somewhat remarkable

nobody was hurt. chp officers credit a piece of technology, spike trips to force the air out of the tires and force the truck to slow down. coming up tonight at 5:00 how those spike strips work and how to do it safely. we're live in san francisco, abc7 news. >> grief counselors being called in to console classmates of a 14-year-old girl who died in a train tragedy over the weekend >> jenna was an 8th grader at martinez junior high. >> there is almost a sense of numbness. it's hard to believe. >> inside of martinez junior high school, counselors are helping students and staff come to grips with the tragic death. >> she always had a smile. you canxd see her laughing at t lunch table. popular girl. >> jenna was a pretty, athletic 8th grader bound for alhambra

high school. she say she was hit and killed by a burling ton northern freight train last night about 5:00 p.m . police are investigating but they say jenna and her boyfriend were sitting on the tracks they heard the train coming and jumped out of the way. jenna went back to retrieve a cell phone she'd dropped. >> this is a tragedy of unspeakable pro portions for us we've never had anything like this before. >> the driver of a black corvette is not expected to be charged in the death of an elderly pedestrian seasoned responders were affected by the fatality >> this is a really horrific incident the body was badly injured. and pronounced dead on the

scene, immediately. >> i've lived here 28 years and crossed the streetment times and almost ghoit, too. a 73-year-old woman was hit and killed in the same crosswalk. washington boulevard reopened around noon. >> less than a mile away another serious accident left a 4-year-old girl fighting for her live. police say both drivers had been drinking. it happened when a 33-year-old fremont woman was driving home on osgood road the 4-year-old girl was not secured in her seat and now in critical condition. >> investigators looking into a deadly single engine plane crash that happened about six miles southeast of the truckee tahoe airport. investigators say a man and woman were on board. one did survive.

they won't say which one the plane was a piper p.a.46 malibu sim tloor this one. investigators say heading from santa ana to truckee when it crashed. >> we'll keep an eye on the weather bringing us the pattern we've needed for a long time, rain. >> that is right. and let's look west towards marin county. clouds are out there and beginning to move through. let's get to spencer. there is another one for us snow in the sierra. conditions are better than they were just weeks back. >> spencer, take it away my friend. >> it's raining lightly. steady and you do need an umbrella. especially if you're a weather wimp like me. across embarcadero, you can see how dreary and cloudy it is right now. rain spreading across the areas.

let's go live to live doppler seven hd. you can see moisture beginning to blanket the north bay. it's moving along the coastline, sliding up from the southwest. we're going to get a decent dose of rainfall in just a few minutes. rainfall totals last 24 hours really light. most locations have received, those that have received rain only a trace amount. a part of the inch in mount st. helena. looking live from emeryville, you can see low clouds and rain on the way. 61 degrees in san francisco. oakland, redwood city. san jose, los gatos. 55 in half moon bay. mount tam, it's wet and rainy now. temperatures ranging from mid to upper 50s in santa rosa and fairfield. 64 in concord and livermore. looking at dry conditions at sfo, you can expect periods of rain during evening hours,

lingering rain and drizzle overnig overnight and morning hours. we'll take a look further into the forecast future where there may be more wran? just a few minutes. >> drivers are detouring in concord because of a broken water main. crews expect it is going to take several hours before they can reopen san miguel road the 36-inch pipe broke this afternoon. the water district officials tell us no homes were out water and the leak has not damaged any buildings. >> san francisco supervisors putting together legislation to deal with the e-cigarette boom. >> yes. it would treat e-cigarettes like regular tobacco cigarettes. >> a woman spoke about her recent experience on bart with e-cigarettes. >> the youth was walking through

the car, smoking e-cigarettes. actually stopped in front of the camera and smoked in front of the camera with attitude saying i don't care. this is an e-cigarette. that is, you know, that is a message saying it's normalized to smoke where you want with an e-cigarette. >> fda does not regulate e-cigarettes featuring a heating element that can contain nicotine. >> still ahead on abc # news at 4:00 twitter's reaction to the oscar selfie that brown down san francisco's social networking site. >> local young people joining the battle against the controversial key stone pipeline project. >> it's your chance to win $1 billion the role yahoo will play in warren buffet's ncaa bracket challenge. >> michael finney is taking your question asks will answer them here live a little bit later.

>> outside we go, taking a look at san francisco skyway. cars coming towards you, trying to get onto the bay bridge. not so bad going into the other direction. stay with us. ama and i

we're getting a look at what is going on behind the scenes here in the bay area, twitter was crashing last night.

ellen deagaines had a picture taken of several a listers then tweeted it. it became the most retweeted photo, ever. this one word summed it up, "gulp". this is a photo of some oncall engineers trying to get the site up and running. twitter congratulated ellen on breaking the record. >> the giant oscar statues are headed back to storage today following last night's 86th annual kad my awards. workers broke down bleachers and peeled away posters lining hollywood boulevard. >> kelly ripa took over the dolby theater welcoming

lupita nyango and spoke about the favorite moments. and they all revealed what the after parties are like. >> you get a chance to see someone, as kelly likes to say out in natural element. stars in their natural environment. >> stars in the wild. >> it's just fun to be able to talk and catch up. i know i'm star struck. to be in the room to see everybody it's such an awe moment. >> kelly says her favorite moment was seeing steve mcqueen jumping for joy. there he goes he accepted the oscar for best picture. for all winners and highlights go to our web site. plus go to our facebook page to share how you think ellen did hosting the show. >> and we want to thank you for taking part in our oscar give away. we awarded tickets to seven

lucky people that liked us. today's winner is kevin c from san francisco. congratulations to kevin and other winners. >> they get to go free. >> yes. absolutely. >> we've got rain. >> yes. spencer christian is up on the roof and has the umbrella out. >> all right, matthew mcconaughey, all right, all right. it's go to live doppler 7 verga is not hitting the ground but hanging on in spots in the north bay. especially around santa rosa and off shore there, just off the golden gate. you can see a better-organized mass of moisture just about to mick land fall.

and we'll see light rain and drizzle tomorrow morning for the commute. we'll get a break tuesday afternoon and wednesday. here is a trail of moisture moving into our direction now, once again, we don't see areas of heavy down pours but some wet weather headed our way. we'll start at 7:00 this evening, we'll see rain at this point having read spraed across the north bay, then beyond golden gate and lifting northward again, we'll start drying out despite lingering clouds over the bay area. and heavier totals into higher elevations. central bay a tenth to three

tenths. lows will be mild, and showers and periods of light rain overnight. then, tomorrow, rain tapering off and heading northward upper 60s around the bay and inland. it will be mild here is the accu-weather forecast. friday, saturday, sunny skies and mild high temperatures low 70s inland two days mid-60s on the coast. and spring forward with your clocks. dae light savings arrives sunday morning at 2:00. looks like a cloudy day, but mild weather just ahead

witness to rock and roll energy. >> the iconic work of a rock and roll photographer the secret behind a legendary shot. >> old time practice some people are turning to in the battle against the california drought. that and more as the news at 4:00 c

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and roll, nothing trumps ak sexes if you have it, you don't buy dinner. you eat with the band. >> trust is a part of the whole thing. >> ask him about access >> feeling energy from the stage with these musicians is a he is on a first name basis with the band >> what do you play? >> i play camera. >> does he ever. chances are you don't know his name but his work, iconic. >> this is visual an thro thropologie. >> wonderful photos.

>> until this moment, warren had not seen the pictures in the book called "jam". a look at rock and roll concerts as performance art. >> i'm capturing energy and music. >> pictures like these do not happen by accident. he may toot shoot 2,000 frames then may keep 100. often, you'll glimpse on stage in the middle of it all. yes, musicians do give him that much access. jay began doing this at 16 years old at a grateful dead concert who made friends with the band and years later, earned trust to shoot this famous portrait of jerry garcia. >> i shot these in 1991. they gave me 90 seconds. >> no picture happens easily.

jay had a special one for the fox theater that night. >> i'm going to shoot ten pictures if can, if they'll sit that long. >> that guitarist is robe keyinger of the doors. if only jay could get all of them together in one room for a shot. >> you're going sit there. >> 90 seconds this, man making an art of blending into back grounds took control. >> okay. >> should i hold this or not? >> come closer. and wayne, come out of there now. >> you got it. >> we've got it. >> he got it. >> that photograph is pop culture history. >> that is what access buys. one more small, significant moment from the archive. >> just iconic stuff. >> yes.

>> great job. >> ahead a bit of relief from our drought. after the rain we'll get an update on water supplies find out how much more wet weather we need. >> white out. a snow storm pounds parts of the northeast. >> then, a corvette rescue. what happened to seven mint-condition sports car that's ended trapped underground.

a rain storm bearing down on the rain they're making a difference. you can see advancing storm, cloudy skies and rain on the lens there wayne freedman is live with an updated look. >> speaking of mount tamalpais we're on the side of it. this is bon tempe reservoir. nice and full. do you remember that phrase the miracle of march? there is another one. fabulous february. they're saying that is what we've had last year. look at this, it's a rare sight. overflow water coming out of the reservoir. >> yes.

it's great. >> great when compared with what had been a terrible start to the rainy season. this was the view as late as last month. look at phoenix lake in marin county today. this thanks to twice the normal amount of rainfall. 20 inches. >> i didn't think it would go so fast. >> dmot misunderstand the water storage is only 74% for the time of the year but rationing which seemed inevitable is now avoidable. >> we still have 24% voluntary rationing in play. s and the board may consider a different percentage. >> another big storm dumped at least half a foot of fresh snow

on parts of the northeast. the storm caused white out conditions the federal government ordered many employees to stay home. cruise worked to remove the snow as quickly as it fell. >> have you seen enough? >> i think we're done for the year. >> snow on the ground has added up to plenty of delays 2400 flights have been cancelled today. forecasters expect subzero temperatures to follow this latest round of snow. we'll have the latest on the storm coming up in weather. >> president obama met with israeli prime minister today, urging to reach a diplomatic agreement sooner rather than later. warning that the united states would have a difficult time to

protect israel from an international fallout. next week he will visit for an high-tech opportunity in israel. >> jury selection underway in the federal trial accusing osama bin laden's son-in-law of conspireing to kill americans he's being tried just blocks from the site of the attacks on the world trade center. authorities say jurors will see propaganda videos in which he sits with bin laden. on friday, the judge refused to delay the trial amid lawyer claims that some of the government evidence involves a guantanamo bay detainee with a similar name. >> south african runner oscar pistorious pleaded not guilty. a neighbor testified she heard a woman screaming from the sound of four gunshots on the night he

killed his girlfriend, authorities say. her testimony contradicts his version of events, he never described a woman screaming. the trk star says he accidentally killed her thinking she was someone who broke into his home. prosecutors believe pistorios shot and killed during a fight on valentine's day last year >> local young people are fighting against the controversial key stone pipeline project. a group of students held a rally today m san francisco. the pipeline, if built will carry crude oil from canada to gulf coast. supporters trying to get president obama to reject this project, they say could contaminate land and water. >> well, still to come here at 4:00 the winner of an unlikely tangle between a crocodile and a

python as tourists look on. >> today's seven on your side q and a just ahead i'm still taking your questions. you can contact me at facebook.com/michael finney abc7 and on twitter. i'll answer your questions here live in just a moment. >> we see clouds in the sky and rain drops on the lens i'll have the weather forecast coming up. >> we're looking at our walnut creek camera there. on the righted side, tail end of the cars heading south on 680 towards san jose. they're going better than traffic on the lefthand side going north. we'll be back right after the break. i tried depend last weekend. it really made the difference nd the house n a morning around the house and getting a little exercise. unlike the bargain brand, depend gives you new fit-flex®, our best protection. it's a smooth and comfortable fit with more lycra strands. get your free sample at depend.com.

20 days after a sink hole swallowed corvettes last month a sink hole opened taking car was it. workers hope to recover a ruby red 40th anniversary corvette by tonight the rest will have to wait three weeks >> hard to watch. if you can't fight snow, fight with it. winter weary folks gathered today for a flash mob snow ball

fight figuring if you can't beat old man winter why not have fun with it? this in hopes to beat winter blues >> start with a tiny ball of snow. >> that hurts >> nice, big ones. >> time to check on the weather. spenceer laughing on the roof. >> that is right. we've got rainfall here. it's steady. going to live doppler 7 hd, you can see it's more wide spread. a lot of it is not hitting the ground you can see a batch of moisture moving into san francisco and golden gate. this looks impressive here.

some of this can could be locally moderate to heavy. it's going to be a quiet day, cold in the northeast. from chicago. high elevation of snow showers still it. that is it tomorrow, some of the quiet day now, mild conditions, temperatures 60s to 70. there will be pockets overnight. cloudy skies mild conditions. more rain coming later in the week. warmer weather as well which i'll show you in the accu-weather forecast at 5:00 >> thank you very much

you might think snake bit off mer than it could chew trying to devour a crocodile in australia. this python wrestling with the crocodile. who won? the snake. it coiled around the crocodile and squeezed the life out of it. witnesses say it took four hours before the snake actually swallowed the crocodile whole. >> still ahead a familiar face topping the face of america's richest people the rest of the list has a different look. >> a warning to parents used to help babies get to sleep. >> i'm michael finney. is this city allowed to come into your house and look for smoke detectors? kind of an odd answer, coming up. >> that is coming up.

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there is legislation called respect after death act for transgender people. if a transgender person changed gender on their license original birth certificate the bill requires their death certificate to match that gender identity. >> it can be painful to see someone not reflected as their authentic self when they've passed on. >> inspired by christopher lee, born a woman, became a transgender mail. his death certificate did not reflect he was male. >> this afternoon, many parents

use noise machines to help babies sleep but a study finds it could be too loud, increasing a risk for hearing loss, find something machines exceed safe noise levels for adults. the authors suggest placing machines as far as possible from the infant. >> there may be hope in the fight against type two diabetes a study found a rare mutation that could protect against the disease. it reduces the risk by two thirds and may lower the risk in overweight people. the time reports pfizer and amgen are working on a drug to mimic the mutation. authors admit more research is

needed. >> forbes is out with a list of richest people on the planet. this year, there are more women. as for wealthiest person in the world, well, that hon honor goes to microsoft co-founder bill gates. there are 42 new female billionaires. lillian bettencourt is number two, with $34.5 billion. three is another walton family member, alice walton. >> quicken loan as announced it's partnering with yahoo and warren buffet for billion dollar bracket challenge buffet promised to give a billion dollars to anyone filling out a perfect ncaa tournament bracket.

experts say there are nine quintilily. on form you'llations. it costs nudging from entering. >> odds are so poor you don't have to have any knowledge. >> right. >> michael finney is here answering questions sent to him by facebook book, twitter and e mail. vicky says i'm getting a vied sliding glass door installed and i've been told they'll check for smoke detectors. can they snoop in bedrooms? >> yes. they can. as a matter of fact they have tochlt there is a flaw california saying once you do a thousand dollars worth of work on your home, where you need permitting then when the guy comes out to look they have to make sure they have required smoke

they're going to check out the house. >> lauren c says my friend rented her condo the tenant left with marks on the walls and spots. can money be detected from security deposit? >> depends on how long they were there, really. the law says you're allowed to live in the house there are going to be bump asks scratches if someone is there ten years they can probably have a lot of bumps and scratches that would be considered normal use. if they live just a month 2004 the place is going to look like how they've moved in. that is the balancing act. how fair are you being? if you're fair, it will hold up. >> michael d wants to know does anyone win 5,000 on the surveys?

>> they have to. or they're supposed to. if you check small print it gives you a date. they have to tell what you chances of winning every prize is that, is why you can see one in a billion. and and you can find out who won. have you a right to know. >> you can ask. >> yes. there is an address. >> interesting >> yes. >> they can do a survey. >> there you go. >> yes >> so who do you think takes the most selfies? men or the project found women take more selfies than men. once they hit 40 the trend

reverses. people 40 and up it's men who take more selfies. researchers say the median age is 23.7 years old. >> come on now. >> there we go. >> we're taking a selfie we don't have a camera. but we're going to take it and crash twitter for least-amount of retweets. >> coming up next, desperate times call for desperate measures. >> farmers turning to a long distance practice to find water. >> coming up how the chp blew tires out in an unusual truck chase. how the devices worked the way they're supposed to. >> when duty calls at hem. joerlds standing together to support one of their oevenlt his 6-year-old son faces surgery. dan and i will join you at 5:00. one of the best things about covered california

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tonight's prime time line up here on abc7 that is available on your smart phone or tablet with watch abc app. >> an elementary school tradition is back after a 20 year absence. student crossing guards took their positions the program is back in place thanks to triple a and the support of former crossing guards like sf supervisor norman yee and police chief. . >> i remember growing up, we didn't get a sign. sometimes, you had to use your arm. but it worked we used to take pride in a school when there are no traffic collisions for the year. >> the crossing guards serve two

purposes to get classmates to school and promote pedestrian safety. two more schools will ghin a few weeks. >> as drought continues some farmers turning to an old way to find water. however, abc7 news talked with a water wizard who says his phone has been ringing off the hook. >> which direction does water flow? >> for someone not in arming they probably think he's crayedy. he helped mark lindavi locate a spot to drill a well. >> he's triing to find water, talking to his rods. okay. it's strange. >> he was a skeptic. but he trusts his friends water. >> it's gotten busy. >> he is best known as a wine maker. with reservoirs at lows prorlt

owners trying to tap other sources. >> i got a letter for a property said you're getting half that you normally get. so... there is other districts are saying you're getting no water. >> mark and his copper rods have been busy. he says he found plenty of water sources in properties throughout the area. find water, he says is easy. but drilling is another problem. >> people are wanting to drill wells now. it's, we've got a back up of three months. before we can get a well driller in. >> if the drought continues he figures he's going to stay bugsy. >> water will be the next oil? california. >> and thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. the news at 5:00 continues right now with dan and cheryl. >> an unusual chp pursuit shuts down the bay bridge, ending with police tackling the drive on a

busy san francisco freeway. >> i'm spencer christian on the roof. it's raining and it's spreading to other areas i'll show were you in joechlt >> and why a major water main broke in concord, what crews are doing to restore water as quickly as they can. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. rain moved back, bringing us another day of wet weather. >> yes. here is a live look now. you can see sheets of rain just coming down. spencer christian is in and joins us live from the abc7 broadcast center. >> you can see wide spread of moisture moving into the bay area. in this location over san

francisco, and points south ward down to the peninsula and eastward. you can see pulling back there are more batches of moisture off shore into the central part of the bay area. only 100th and only trace amounts are 0. it's going to change overnight. i'll have a look at the accu-weather forecast for you in just a moment. thank you. >> you can track the rain on our abc7 news weather app. you can down load on our web site. >> a water main break shut down san miguel road.

this is going to take a while. >> these are the crews working on this big hole left behind by the ruptured water main. this is what it looked like after the pipe burst. i'm told it was attached to the pipe that failed. which led to a leak and a geyser. it's a main line with water running through it. >> it's like a freeway. so they're able to shut off